Johann Elert Bode
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Johann Elert Bode was a German astronomer known for his reformulation and popularisation of the Titius–Bode law. Bode determined the orbit of Uranus and suggested the planet's name.
Bode c. 1800
Front page of a 1772 edition of Anleitung zur Kenntniss des gestirnten Himmels
Section of a plate from Uranographia showing the constellation Orion
Allgemeine Betrachtungen über das Weltgebäude, 1808
Titius–Bode law
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The Titius–Bode law is a formulaic prediction of spacing between planets in any given planetary system. The formula suggests that, extending outward, each planet should be approximately twice as far f
Johann Elert Bode
…Johann Elert Bode (German: ; 19 January 1747 – 23 November 1826) was a German astronomer known for his reformulation and popularisation of the Titius–Bode law. Bode determined the orbit of Uranus and suggested the planet's name. Bode was born in Hamburg. As a youth, he suffered from a serious eye disease that…
Johann Daniel Titius (1729–1796)
Johann Elert Bode (1747–1826)